Article holder



Nov. 30 1926.

D. L. oRDwAY ARTICLE HOLDER Filed Oct. 24, 1925 Patented Nov. 30, 1926.

entree srarss DANA L. ORDWAY, F MARLBORU, MASSACHUSETTS.

ARTICLE HOLDER.

Application filed October 24, 1925.

My invention relates to an article holder, he general object being to provide a holder or carrier within which the articles may be temporarily secured and supported and from which they may be as readily released.

A holder as below described is primarily used in factories where parts are temporarily bound together to be handled in units. Prior to my invention it was common practice to tie with tape or twine such lots of parts into packages. This entailed considerable expenditure of time and labor as well as a waste of tying material.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this description, similar reference symbols refer to same parts throughout the several views.

Figure 1 is an underside view of my holder;

Figure 2 is a side view thereof showing a bound package in dotted lines;

Figure 3 is a broken section of the holder proper showing the chain clip;

Figure 4 is a detail of the chain clip showing its position when a chain is being tightened, the same being a section on line 4-1, Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a side view of the chain holder mounted on. the base.

The holder is composed of a main member 6 having slots 7 into which is mounted the end of the adjustable back 8, which back forms a lazy tong, the ends of which are slidingly mounted in the slots 7. The main member 6 is bent at right angles, forming a back 9, the outer end of which is again bent outwardly at right angles, forming aclip holder 10. This holder 10 is notched at 11 and in order to reinforce the contour of the notch, a piece 12 having the same configuration is riveted to the holder 10 by means of rivets 13. The notch 11 is intended to enable the binding chain 23 to slide therein. Back of this notch on the holder 10 is a clip 1% hingingly and swingingly mounted on a pin 15. Pin 15 has a head to retain one end of a spiral spring 16 so as to keep the clip 1% against the clip holder 10. The aperture of clip 14 engaging the pin 16 is of larger diameter than the diameter of the pin itself to allow the swinging of the same for a purpose hereinafter described.

Clip 1 1 has a notch 17 to engage the links of chain. 23. This clip is also provided with a projection 18 intended to rest against a Serial No. 64,705.

locking plate 19 slidingly mounted on the clip holder 10 and held against holder 10 by means of a spring 20 mounted around a stem 21 fastened to the plate 19. The stem 21 has a washer 22 at its free end on which rests the spring 20. By such arrangement it will be evident that the plate 19 may be forced away from the plate holder 10 by pressing on the stem 21 As the plate rests against the projection 18 of clip 14, this projection will be released when the plate is depressed, when the clip will be free to turn on its pivot, thus allowing the chain to come out from the slot 11. e

To the free end of the removable back or lazy tong 8 is attached a chain 23 having a ring 24. This chain is of a length suflicient to encircle the bundle intended to be bound, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 2, passing over the same and engaged in the clip 1 Since the clip is capable of a rocking movement owing to the fact that the aperture through which pin 15 passes is enlarged, the chain is free to be pulled to tighten on the bundle, and as the spring 16 tends to press the clip continually on the holder 10, the clip will grip the chain and firmly hold the same.

In operation the articles to be bound are placed on the lazy tong 8. The chain is passed over the same and by a side pull inserted into the notch 11 and locked by the clip 14. When thus locked it cannot be released from the notch without pressing the locking plate 19 away from the clip but a straight pull on the chain will rock the clip without imlocking the same and enable the chain to slide so as to be tightened on the bundle.

It will therefore be seen that my article holder is very positive in action and cannot possibly be unfastened without depressing the plate 19, as before described.

It will be understood that minor modifications in my holder may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention as covered by the following claims.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An article holding device comprising a main plate, an expansible bottom member connected thereto, a flexible binding means secured at one end of said expansible bottom member, clamping means on the main plate for detachably securing said binding means to said plate at any point in its length, and a resilient take-up for said clamping means.

2. In an article holding device comprising a main plate having a back bent at right angles thereto and a clip holder bent outwardly at right angles from said back, said clip holder comprising an opening to receive a flexible binding member, a plate mounted adjacent said opening so as to rock and swing away from said opening, and means to lock said plate to prevent the rocking thereof.

3. In an article holder of the class described, a main plate, slots at each end of said plate, a lazy tong mounted in said slots, a flexible binding member attached to the free end of said lazy tong, a clipping mem-.

her integral with said main plate, and means to lock said clipping member so as to retain the flexible memb er.

4. In an article holder of the class described, a main plate, a collapsible back connected thereto, a flexible binder carried by said flexible back, clipping means integral with said main plate comprising a slot shaped to receive said flexible member, a gripping plate pivotally mounted adjacent said slot, a spring to hold said gripping plate against said main member, said grip-- ping plate being capable of a rocking and a swinging movement so as to permit the release of the flexible member or the tautening of the same.

In testimony whereof, I have affixed my signature.

August 28th, 1925.

DANA L. ORDVVAY. 

